Fencing at the 1996 Summer Olympics
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|games = 1992 Summer
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{{FencingAt1996SummerOlympics}}
At the 1996 Summer Olympics, ten fencing events were contested. Women's épée events made a debut at these Games.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1996/FEN/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417044219/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1996/FEN/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-17 |title=Fencing: 1996 Olympic Results |access-date=2011-12-30 |work=sports-reference.com}}{{cite web | url=https://www.olympedia.org/editions/24/sports/FEN | title=Olympedia – Fencing at the 1996 Summer Olympics }}
Medal summary
=Men's events=
| {{MedalistTable| width=225|labelwidth=200}} |
| Individual épée {{DetailsLink|Fencing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's épée}} |{{flagIOCmedalist|Aleksandr Beketov|RUS|1996 Summer}} |{{flagIOCmedalist|Iván Trevejo|CUB|1996 Summer}} |{{flagIOCmedalist|Géza Imre|HUN|1996 Summer}} |
| valign="top"
| team épée |{{FlagIOCteam|ITA|1996 Summer}} |{{FlagIOCteam|RUS|1996 Summer}} |{{FlagIOCteam|FRA|1996 Summer}} |
| Individual foil {{DetailsLink|Fencing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's foil}} |{{flagIOCmedalist|Alessandro Puccini|ITA|1996 Summer}} |{{flagIOCmedalist|Lionel Plumenail|FRA|1996 Summer}} |{{flagIOCmedalist|Franck Boidin|FRA|1996 Summer}} |
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| team foil | {{FlagIOCteam|RUS|1996 Summer}} | {{FlagIOCteam|POL|1996 Summer}} | {{FlagIOCteam|CUB|1996 Summer}} |
| Individual sabre {{DetailsLink|Fencing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's sabre}} |{{flagIOCmedalist|Stanislav Pozdnyakov|RUS|1996 Summer}} |{{flagIOCmedalist|Sergey Sharikov|RUS|1996 Summer}} |{{flagIOCmedalist|Damien Touya|FRA|1996 Summer}} |
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| team sabre | {{FlagIOCteam|RUS|1996 Summer}} | {{FlagIOCteam|HUN|1996 Summer}} | {{FlagIOCteam|ITA|1996 Summer}} |
=Women's events=
| {{MedalistTable| width=225|labelwidth=200}} |
| Individual épée {{DetailsLink|Fencing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's épée}} |{{flagIOCmedalist|Laura Flessel|FRA|1996 Summer}} |{{flagIOCmedalist|Valérie Barlois|FRA|1996 Summer}} |{{flagIOCmedalist|Gyöngyi Szalay|HUN|1996 Summer}} |
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| team épée |{{FlagIOCteam|FRA|1996 Summer}} |{{FlagIOCteam|ITA|1996 Summer}} |{{FlagIOCteam|RUS|1996 Summer}} |
| Individual foil {{DetailsLink|Fencing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's foil}} |{{flagIOCmedalist|Laura Badea|ROU|1996 Summer}} |{{flagIOCmedalist|Valentina Vezzali|ITA|1996 Summer}} |{{flagIOCmedalist|Giovanna Trillini|ITA|1996 Summer}} |
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| team foil | {{FlagIOCteam|ITA|1996 Summer}} | {{FlagIOCteam|ROU|1996 Summer}} | {{FlagIOCteam|GER|1996 Summer}} |
Medal table
Russia finished atop of the fencing medal table at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
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| gold_RUS = 4 | silver_RUS = 2 | bronze_RUS = 1
| gold_ITA = 3 | silver_ITA = 2 | bronze_ITA = 2
| gold_FRA = 2 | silver_FRA = 2 | bronze_FRA = 3
| gold_ROM = 1 | silver_ROM = 1 | bronze_ROM = 0
| gold_HUN = 0 | silver_HUN = 1 | bronze_HUN = 2
| gold_CUB = 0 | silver_CUB = 1 | bronze_CUB = 1
| gold_POL = 0 | silver_POL = 1 | bronze_POL = 0
| gold_GER = 0 | silver_GER = 0 | bronze_GER = 1
}}
Participating nations
A total of 224 fencers (136 men and 88 women) from 46 nations competed at the Atlanta Games:
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- {{flagIOC|ALG|1996 Summer|2}}
- {{flagIOC|ARG|1996 Summer|4}}
- {{flagIOC|AUS|1996 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIOC|AUT|1996 Summer|3}}
- {{flagIOC|AZE|1996 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIOC|BLR|1996 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIOC|BOL|1996 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIOC|BUL|1996 Summer|3}}
- {{flagIOC|CAN|1996 Summer|7}}
- {{flagIOC|CHN|1996 Summer|9}}
- {{flagIOC|CHI|1996 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIOC|COL|1996 Summer|2}}
- {{flagIOC|CUB|1996 Summer|7}}
- {{flagIOC|CZE|1996 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIOC|DEN|1996 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIOC|EST|1996 Summer|6}}
- {{flagIOC|FIN|1996 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIOC|FRA|1996 Summer|15}}
- {{flagIOC|GEO|1996 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIOC|GER|1996 Summer|15}}
- {{flagIOC|GBR|1996 Summer|2}}
- {{flagIOC|GRE|1996 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIOC|GUA|1996 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIOC|HUN|1996 Summer|15}}
- {{flagIOC|ISR|1996 Summer|3}}
- {{flagIOC|ITA|1996 Summer|16}}
- {{flagIOC|JPN|1996 Summer|4}}
- {{flagIOC|KAZ|1996 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIOC|KUW|1996 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIOC|LUX|1996 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIOC|PAR|1996 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIOC|POL|1996 Summer|11}}
- {{flagIOC|POR|1996 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIOC|PUR|1996 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIOC|ROU|1996 Summer|9}}
- {{flagIOC|RUS|1996 Summer|15}}
- {{flagIOC|SCG|1996 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIOC|KOR|1996 Summer|13}}
- {{flagIOC|ESP|1996 Summer|11}}
- {{flagIOC|SWE|1996 Summer|2}}
- {{flagIOC|SUI|1996 Summer|5}}
- {{flagIOC|TUN|1996 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIOC|UKR|1996 Summer|6}}
- {{flagIOC|USA|1996 Summer|15}}
- {{flagIOC|UZB|1996 Summer|1}}
- {{flagIOC|VEN|1996 Summer|4}}
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References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060622162855/http://www.la84foundation.org/5va/reports_frmst.htm Official Olympic Report]
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Category:Events at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Category:International fencing competitions hosted by the United States